Contact temperature
The contact temperature is the temperature at the point where two bodies with different temperatures touch.
- For bodies made of the same material, it is the mean of the two temperatures.
- If the two bodies A and B are made of different materials, the contact temperature is determined by the heat penetration coefficient :
With
- = Contact temperature (in Kelvin or ° C)
- = Temperature of body A (in Kelvin or ° C)
- = Temperature of body B (in Kelvin or ° C).